Rising Above the Rivers and Mountains
扶摇河山
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- Ongoing
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- 5.5M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Alternate History
- Updated
- 1d ago
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What's so great about "Saving the Sky"? Compared to this book, it's not even worthy of carrying its shoes. That lousy book has so many women it can't even keep up with the descriptions. This book is more reasonable, and the writing is skillful enough. The author should currently be in the top tier of "Dream of the Red Chamber" authors!
Followed up to the latest one in one go
This is the best Dream of the Red Chamber fanfiction I've read so far. The character designs are excellent, the officialdom is brilliantly portrayed, the pacing is very stable, and most importantly, it avoids the common flaws found in other Dream of the Red Chamber fanfics. He just takes them all in without any build-up, like those early harem novels.
Although I haven't finished reading it, I can talk about a few points that people pay attention to when reading novels like Dream of the Red Chamber.
1. There are no scenes involving missing or sending women, and such scenes are highly unlikely to occur. 2. There is no malicious distortion of the original content, and the main characters are basically consistent with the original characters.
Undoubtedly, this is the best Dream of the Red Chamber novel in the last two years. The author's ability to create foreshadowing is exceptional, weaving in clues and subplots with numerous details that are truly remarkable. The control over the main storyline is superb.
The author shouldn't keep belittling Jia She and praising Jia Zheng. The primogeniture system in ancient times was very powerful. Besides, Jia Zheng wasn't all that great; did he not understand the significance of the second son occupying the main courtyard's Rongxi Hall?
This is the best Dream of the Red Chamber novel I've ever read. The plot flow and the delicate emotions are truly exceptional. It avoids harem elements, and each concubine is portrayed with nuance and uniqueness. Highly recommended, and I hope the author continues to maintain this level of dedication.
Lin Daiyu
Lin Daiyu
Jia Cong should just take Xia Jingui as his concubine.
Thinking about it, Xia Jingui isn't so bad; let's just take the protagonist along too.
How much did the author hate Jia Baoyu? Impotence, cuckoldry, and then he was paired with Xia Jingui! If he were to later be "given preferential treatment," he'd truly have it all! 😰
Great book! And interesting book lovers!
Great book! Also, in the chapter comments, there's often this one utterly eccentric reader who pretends to know everything but doesn't, and it's quite amusing.